Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS,
GENERAL NOTES.

A SINGLE invoice of seventy-one huge
casks of Rhine wine was received Tues
day at the Chicago custom house. The
duties are over $4,000.
LEADING citizens of ST. Paul are organ
izing to bring about centennial celebra-
ton of the passage of the congressional
ordinance organizing the northwest ter
ritory.
THE supreme court of Pennsylvania
has held an express company liable for
the full amount of a lost package, having
given no explanation of the failure to de-
liver.
The revenue collector at Augusta,
Maine, acting under instructions from
Commissioner Miller, refused to testify
in a whisky case, and denied the authority
of state court to compel the production
of the records of his office.
G. F. RUGGLEs, of Manistee, the foun-
der of the Emeline baths in Chicago, Of
fers TO donate $4,000 for similar institu-
tions in Milwaukee if the city will give
the water.
The governor and Legislature of Penn
sylvania yesterday visited the battlefield
of Gettysburg, on which it is proposed to
expend $4,000 in erecting tablets at
holly contested points.
FARMER near Lake Benton, Minnesota
found vein of soft coal three feet from
the surface, and was offered $4,000 for an
eighty-acre tract.
TIE boom at st. Joseph, Missouri, has
led to contracts for a 100000 hotel and
safe depository, while cable ordinance
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council.
SIXTY meat dealers at Akron, Ohio, re-
Gently refused to handle carcasses ship
ed thither from Chicago, by Armour &
Co. The firm opened three retail mar
kets and speedily brought the boycott to
close.
A VISIT to the Chicago postofice was
made by Postmaster General Villas Fand
Superintendent Nash, of the railway
mail service. Theysapproved of the ar
rangements now being made TO establish
a depository for postoffice supplies.
THE. distillers of Kentucky are organic
ing for absolute control of the produc-
tions of whisky from May l. The out
put of the past year has been only DO
per cent. of the capacity.
HE Chicago board of trade is about to
settle with the chamber of commerce by
the payment of rent to May Is next, an
equity of $87 500 cash, and the SURF nder
of 1880 shares of stock in the vacated
building. 1t is the inteAtion of the
chamber of commerce to erect four
additional stores and fit the structure
for offices.
OWING to refusal to hold conference
looking to the reinstatement of a dis
charged Knight of Labor a strike took
place Monday on the American Tube and
Iron Works at Youngstown, Ohio,
possee of sheriff's men are guarding the
mills.
A COMPANY of United States troops has
been dispatched from Fort Sully to drive
out settlers on the Winnebago and Grow
Greek Reservations in Dakota. It is
stated that orders have been issued the
military to use powder and leao, if nee
essary. The greatest excitement pre-
walls among the settlers.
A MANUFACTURING firm in Cincinnati
has arranged with its employees a plan
for sharing profits. The carpenters of Mil
waukee will from May work nine hours
per day. The cigarmakers of Detroit
threaten to strike next Saturday against
reduction of Wages. The closing of
the stove foundries at Cincinnati means
idleness all summer for several thousand
men.